unworkable
adjective
un·work·able
ˌən-ˈwər-kə-bəl 
: not workable : impractical
an unworkable plan/solution
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Examples of unworkable in a Sentence
the company decided that the proposed reorganization of its operations was unworkable due to high costs
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Advertisement Some communities in the Central Valley have faced unworkable requirements to cut water use dramatically and start paying high fees for exceeding those limits, said Jennifer Clary, state director for the group Clean Water Action.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
The Republican justices’ decision in Bruen, moreover, is an unworkable mess.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Aug. 2024
Deploying deputies for immigration roundups is both unworkable from a practical standpoint given staffing and other responsibilities, the sheriffs and candidates said, and would erode public trust in their agencies among some communities.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2024
As a practical matter, Tipton’s suggestion that the government cannot set enforcement priorities was unworkable.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 13 May 2024
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
The Republican justices’ decision in Bruen, moreover, is an unworkable mess.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Aug. 2024
Deploying deputies for immigration roundups is both unworkable from a practical standpoint given staffing and other responsibilities, the sheriffs and candidates said, and would erode public trust in their agencies among some communities.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2024
As a practical matter, Tipton’s suggestion that the government cannot set enforcement priorities was unworkable.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 13 May 2024
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“Unworkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unworkable. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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